Hf-C体系的高压结构预测及电子性质第一性原理模拟

本论文中, 采用晶体结构预测软件USPEX结合第一性原理方法全面地搜索了Hf-C体系在高压下的晶体结构, 预测得到了两种新的化合物及HfC在高压下的相变路径. 压力低于100 GPa 时, 除了常压下的结构HfC, Hf₃C₂, Hf₆C₅, 并没有得到新的热力学稳定结构. 在200 GPa时, 预测得到了一种新化合物——Hf₂C, 空间群为I4/m; 且HfC的结构发生了相变, 空间群由Fm3m变为C2/m. 在300 GPa时, 预测得到了另一种新化合物——HfC₂, 空间群为Immm. 而在400 GPa时, HfC的结构再次发生相变, 空间群为Pnma. 通过能量计算, 得到了Hf-C体系的组分-压力相图: 在压力分别低于15.5 GPa和37.7 GPa时, Hf₃C₂和Hf₆C₅是稳定的; 压力分别大于102.5 GPa和215.5 GPa时, Hf₂C和HfC₂变成稳定化合物; HfC的相变路径为Fm3m→C2/m→Pnma, 相变压力分别为185.5 GPa 和322 GPa. 经结构优化后, 得到了这四种高压新结构的晶体学数据, 如晶格常数、原子位置等, 并分析了其结构特点. 对于Hf-C 体系中的高压热力学稳定结构, 分别计算了其弹性性质和声子谱曲线, 证明是力学稳定和晶格动力学稳定的. 采用第一性原理软件VASP模拟高压结构的能带结构、态密度、电子局域函数和Bader 电荷分析, 发现HfC(C2/m, Pnma结构), Hf₂C 和HfC₂ 中Hf-C 键具有强共价性、弱金属性和离子性, 且C-C 间存在共价作用.     

压力对有机半导体均苯四甲酸晶体结构转变和电子性质的影响

研究高压条件下均苯四甲酸(C₁₀H₆O₈)材料的结构和性质对探索有机半导体材料的应用有积极意义.基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理赝势平面波方法,开展了0-300 GPa压强下C₁₀H₆O₈晶体的结构、电子和光学性质的研究.晶格常数在压强20 GPa和150 GPa下出现了明显跳变,且原子之间随着压强变化反复地出现成键/断键现象,表明压强可诱导晶体结构变化.电子结构的性质表明,0 GPa的C₁₀H₆O₈晶体是带隙为3.1 eV的直接带隙半导体,而压强增加到150 GPa时,带隙突变为0 eV,表明了晶体由半导体转变为导体.当压强为160 GPa时,晶体又变成了能隙约为1eV的间接带隙半导体,这可能是费米能级附近仅受O-2p轨道电子影响所导致.通过对C₁₀H₆O₈晶体介电函数的分析,再次验证了晶体在150 GPa时发生了结构相变.同时...     

High Resolution Laser Transient Spectroscopic Technology under Two-Stage Light Gas-Gun Loading Condition and Stability Study of Shocked BenzeneEI北大核心CSCD

The present paper reports the high resolution transient Raman laser testing technology under two-stage light gas-gun loading experiment, and its application to studying the Raman spectroscopy of shocked benzene. In the experiments, the frequency shift of C-C stretching vibration (992 cm(-1)) and C H stretching vibration peak (3 061 cm(-1)) in the low pressure section (less than 8 GPa) varies linearly with the pressure, and the results agree well with reported data in the literature. The structural changes in liquid benzene about 13 GPa were clarified firstly by the Raman spectral technique; the experimental results show that at a pressure of 9.7 GPa, the structural change of liquid benzene has taken place, not reported in the literature about 13 GPa. But the composition in the production is not clear. The measurement system provides an effective means to study the microstructure changes of transparent and translucent material under dynamic loading experiment.     

Exceptionally low shear modulus in a prototypical imidazole-based metal-organic framework

Using Brillouin scattering, we measured the single-crystal elastic constants (C(ij)'s) of a prototypical metal-organic framework (MOF): zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF)-8 [Zn(2-methylimidazolate)(2)], which adopts a zeolitic sodalite topology and exhibits large porosity. Its C(ij)'s under ambient conditions are (in GPa) C(11)=9.522(7), C(12)=6.865(14), and C(44)=0.967(4). Tensorial analysis of the C(ij)'s reveals the complete picture of the anisotropic elasticity in cubic ZIF-8. We show that ZIF-8 has a remarkably low shear modulus G(min) < or approximately 1 GPa, which is the lowest yet reported for a single-crystalline extended solid. Using ab initio calculations, we demonstrate that ZIF-8's C(ij)'s can be reliably predicted, and its elastic deformation mechanism is linked to the pliant ZnN(4) tetrahedra. Our results shed new light on the role of elastic constants in establishing the structural stability of MOF materials and thus their suitability for practical applications.     

强冲击压缩条件下g-C3N4向β-C3N4直接转化

 为了合成出理论预言的具有致密结构的超硬材料C₃N₄,运用二级轻气炮加载和冲击回收实验技术,以富含N的g-C₃N₄为前驱物,在40~65 GPa压力下完成了冲击合成实验。在低于51 GPa压力时,X射线衍射分析表明,在回收样品中未发现有新相生成,说明g-C₃N₄是稳定的;而在51~65 GPa范围内,回收样品中有新相生成,与理论计算结果对照发现,新相为β-C₃N₄相,且不含其它结晶相。证实利用冲击合成方法将g-C₃N₄直接转化为单纯β-C₃N₄是可能的,对纯净的超硬相碳氮化合物的合成研究具有参考意义。     

Molecular dynamics simulation on mechanicalproperty of carbon nanotube torsional deformation

In this paper torsional deformation of the carbon nanotubes is simulated by molecular dynamics method. The Brenner potential is used to set up thesimulation system. Simulation results show that the carbon nanotubes can bear larger torsional deformation, for the armchair type (10,10) single wall carbon nanotubes, with a yielding phenomenon taking place when the torsional angle is up to 63$^{\circ}$(1.1rad). The influence of carbon nanotube helicity in torsional deformation is very small. The shear modulus of single wall carbon nanotubes should be several hundred GPa, not 1\,GPa as others reports.     

A new superhard carbon allotrope: Orthorhombic C20

A new superhard carbon orthorhombic allotrope oC20 is proposed, which exhibits distinct topologies including C4, C3 and two types of C6 carbon rings. The calculated elastic constants and phonon spectra reveal that oC20 is mechanically and dynamically stable at ambient pressure. The calculated electronic band structure of oC20 shows that it is an indirect band gap semiconductor with a band gap of 4.46 eV. The Vickers hardness of oC20 is 75 GPa. The calculated tensile and shear strength indicate that the weakest tensile strength is 64 GPa and the weakest shear strength is 48 GPa, which means oC20 is a potential superhard material.     

Superconducting Single-Layer T-Graphene and Novel Synthesis Routes

Single-layer superconductors are ideal materials for fabricating superconducting nano devices.However,up to date,very few single-layer elemental superconductors have been predicted and especially no one has been successfully synthesized yet.Here,using crystal structure search techniques and ab initio calculations,we predict that a single-layer planar carbon sheet with 4-and 8-membered rings called T-graphene is a new intrinsic elemental superconductor with superconducting critical temperature(T_c)up to around 20.8 K.More importantly,we propose a synthesis route to obtain such a single-layer T-graphene,that is,a T-graphene potassium intercalation compound(C_4 K with P4/mmm symmetry)is firstly synthesized at high pressure(11.5 GPa)and then quenched to ambient condition;and finally,the single-layer T-graphene can be either exfoliated using the electrochemical method from the bulk C4 K,or peeled off from bulk T-graphite C4,where C4 can be obtained from C4 K by evaporating the K atoms.Interestingly,we find that the calculated T_c of C4 K is about 30.4 K at 0 GPa,which sets a new record for layered carbon-based superconductors.The present findings add a new class of carbon-based superconductors.In particular,once the single-layer T-graphene is synthesized,it can pave the way for fabricating superconducting devices together with other 2 D materials using the layer-by-layer growth techniques.     

基于铰链式六面顶压机的二级6-8型大腔体静高压装置

报道了一种新型二级6-8型大腔体静高压装置.该装置是以国产DS6×800T铰链式六面顶压机为构架,在其六面体压腔中直接放入二级6-8模(球分割)增压装置以产生10GPa以上的压力,还实验了不同规格的预密封边和不同密度的叶蜡石对压力产生效率的影响,在室温下用BiⅠ-Ⅱ(2.55GPa),Ⅲ-Ⅴ(7.7GPa)和SnⅠ-Ⅱ(9.4GPa)在高压下的相变对14／8(8面体传压介质边长／8面体压腔边长)规格压腔进行了压力标定.实验结果表明,该系统可以在加载压力(油压)约为3×10⁶N(～42 关键词： 铰链式六面顶压机 6-8型球分割大腔体静高压装置 压力标定     

Collapse of 5 f -Electron Ferromagnetism in UPtAl Under High Pressures

UPtAl exhibits a ferromagnetic ordering of U magnetic moments at temperatures below T C =42.5 K. The magnetic-ordering transition is accompanied by an anomaly in the temperature dependence of electrical resistivity. This allows us to determine the value of Curie temperature from 𝜌 vs. T data that can be measured at very high pressures, at which reliable magnetization measurements are difficult. We report on resistivity measurements performed on an UPtAl single crystal under hydrostatic pressures p h 8 GPa. It was observed that the initial increase of T C with p becomes gradually reduced for p >2 GPa until the maximum T C value of , 48 K is reached between 4 and 6 GPa that is followed by a progressively developing downturn of the T C ( p ) curve. The latter result is attributed to the approaching collapse of the U 5 f -moment ferromagnetism. Low-temperature resistivity data point to a rapidly reduced magnetic anisotropy at highest pressures.     

Degradation pathways of dissolved carbon in landfill leachate traced with compound-specific (13)C analysis of DOC

The isotopic compositions of carbon compounds in landfill leachate provide insights into the biodegradation pathways that dominate the different stages of waste decomposition. In this study, the carbon geochemistry of different carbon pools, environmental stable isotopes and compound-specific isotope analysis (CSIA) of leachate dissolved organic carbon (DOC) fractions and gases show distinctions in leachate biogeochemistry and methane production between the young area of active waste emplacement and the old area of historical emplacement at the Trail Road Landfill (TRL). The active area leachate has low DOC concentrations (<200 mg l(-1)) dominated by fulvic acid (FA=160 mg l(-1)), and produces CH(4) dominantly by CO(2) reduction (D- excess=20.6 per thousand). Leachate generated in the area of older waste has high DOC (>4770 mg l(-1)) dominated by FA (4482 mg l(-1)) and simple fatty acids (acetic=1008 mg l(-1) and propionic=608 mg l(-1)), and produces CH(4) by the acetate fermentation pathway (D- excess=9.8 per thousand). CSIA shows an advanced degradation and a progressive accumulation of (13)C of fatty acids in leachate from the older area. The enriched (13)C value of FA (-20 and-26 per thousand for the older and active parts, respectively,) and of low molecular weight DOC (-8 and-27 per thousand) as well as of the bulk DOC (-21 and-25 per thousand) shows more advanced degradation in the older part of the landfill, which is consistent with the shift in the humic/FA ratios (0.05 and 0.18). The (13)C enrichment of acetate (-12 per thousand) above the (13)C of DOC (-21 per thousand) and of propionic acid (-19 per thousand), in older leachate, suggests that this acetate has not evolved from the simple degradation of larger organic molecules, but by homoacetogenesis from the enriched dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) pool (8 per thousand) and H(2,) which produce a more enriched (13)C of acetate. In contrast, the (13)C of the minor acetate in the active area (-17 per thousand) indicates that CO(2)-reducing bacteria must be the primary consumers of H(2), which has resulted in enriched (13)C(DIC) (10 per thousand) and depleted (13)C(CH4) (-58 per thousand).     

Formation of sp(3) bonding in nanoindented carbon nanotubes and graphite

Nanoindentation-induced interlayer bond switching and phase transformation in carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphite are simulated by molecular dynamics. Both graphite and CNTs experience a soft-to-hard phase transformation at room temperature at compressive stresses of 12 and 16 GPa, respectively. Further penetration leads to the formation of interlayer sp(3) bonds, which are reversible upon unloading if the compressive stress is under about 70 GPa, beyond which permanent interlayer sp(3) bonds form. During nanoindentation, the maximum nanohardness of graphite can reach 109 GPa, and CNTs 120 GPa, which is comparable to that of diamond.     

Low-temperature phase transformation from nanotube to sp~3 superhard carbon phase

Numerous new carbon allotropes have been uncovered by compressing carbon nanotubes based on our computational investigation.The volume compression calculations suggest that these new phases have a very high anti-compressibility with a large bulk modulus(B0).The predicted B0 of new phases is larger than that of c-BN(373 GPa) and smaller than that of diamond(453 GPa).All of the predicted structures are superhard transparent materials with a larger band gap and possess the covalent characteristics with sp3-hybridized electronic states.The simulated results will help us better understand the structural phase transition of cold-compressed carbon nanotubes.     

Behavior of disordered boron carbide under stress

Gibbs free-energy calculations based on density functional theory have been used to determine the possible source of failure of boron carbide just above the Hugoniot elastic limit (HEL). A range of B4C polytypes is found to be stable at room pressure. The energetic barrier for shock amorphization of boron carbide is by far the lowest for the B12(CCC) polytype, requiring only 6 GPa approximately = P(HEL) for collapse under hydrostatic conditions. The results clearly demonstrate that the collapse of the B12(CCC) phase leads to segregation of B12 and amorphous carbon in the form of 2-3 nm bands along the (113) lattice direction, in excellent agreement with recent transmission electron microscopy results.     

Enhanced hardness of CVD diamond after high pressure and high-temperature treatments

The diamond thick layers prepared using chemical vapor deposition (CVD) methods have been treated at high pressures and high temperatures (HP-HT). It was found that the Vickers hardness of the HP-HT treated bulks was nearly two times as high as that of the starting CVD diamond samples. The hardness of the samples treated at 8?GPa and 1800°C is ～80?GPa at a loading force of 49?N, close to that of the single-crystal diamond (～100?GPa). In addition, the oxidation resistance of CVD diamond samples was also enhanced greatly after HP-HT treatments, and the diamondization of sp² bonded carbon in the CVD diamond samples could occur at 7–8?GPa and 1600–1800°C. The HP-HT conditions of diamondization in our works are much lower than the case of the graphite-to-diamond direct transformation without the presence of catalyst (>15?GPa and 2000°C).     

压力高达27 GPa下天然奥长石的XRD分析

在室温高达27 GPa压力下对天然奥长石(Na_0.86K_0.02Ca_0.12Mg_0.01(Fe_0.01Al_1.12Si_2.87O₈))粉晶进行了原位同步辐射X光衍射(XRD)测量,获得了样品的状态方程。实验数据表明随着压力增大奥长石样品在大约3.5 GPa发生了三斜向单斜的相变(P1→C2)和在大约10.0 GPa发生了单斜对称相变(C2→C2/m)。样品三个相的体模量计算值分别为K₀=73.8 GPa (K′=10.98), K_(C2)=124 GPa (K′=1.05) 和K_(C2/m)=272 GPa (K′=0.625)。样品的元素组成影响其T-O-T 键角的刚度、M-O键的强度和Si-O-Al键角的弯曲,从而导致奥长石样品在高压行为的特殊变化。三斜相的奥长石晶胞压缩性具明显的各向异性。实验结果表明在冷俯冲带奥长石可能是碱金属和碱土金属深循环的载体。     

Evidence for a new low-lying resonance state in 7He

Low-lying resonance states in 7He(6He+n), formed after fragmentation reactions of a 227 MeV/nucleon 8He beam on a carbon target, have been studied. Coincidences between 6He nuclei and neutrons, corresponding to the one-neutron knockout channel in 8He, were selected. The relative energy spectrum in the 6He+n system shows a structure, which is interpreted as the 7He ( Ipi = 3/2(-)) ground state, unbound with 0.43(2) MeV relative to the 6He+n system and a width of Gamma = 0.15(8) MeV overlapping with an excited ( Ipi = 1/2(-)) state observed at 1.0(1) MeV with a width of Gamma = 0.75(8) MeV.     

Grain evolution of nano-crystals ZnO under HP and HT

Grain evolution of nano-crystals ZnO under high temperature and pressure is studied using a cubic high pressure apparatus. The structure, grain sizes and morphology of the samples are characterized by X-ray diffraction and field emission scanning electron microscopy. The results show that the grain sizes of ZnO grow rapidly at temperature 200°C under pressure. At temperature lower than 300°C (including 300°C), the grain sizes of the samples first increase with the pressure increasing from 1 to 3 GPa and later decrease from 4 to 6 GPa. The activation volume from 1 to 3 GPa and from 4 to 6 GPa is calculated respectively using the phenomenological kinetic grain growth equation at temperature 300°C. At temperature higher than 400°C (including 400°C), the grain sizes of the samples increase with the pressure increasing from 1 to 6 GPa. ZnO nano-bulks with good quality can be obtained under the specific conditions.     

高压下正戊醇的拉曼光谱原位研究

在室温(23℃)高压条件下,利用立方氧化锆压腔研究了正戊醇在波数800~3 000 cm-1范围内的拉曼光谱。拉曼谱峰随着压力的增大变得越来越尖锐,C—H伸缩振动峰在高压下不易被分离。在0.1 MPa~1.75 GPa,其C—H伸缩振动峰均随着压力的增大向高波数方向线性移动,拉曼频移与压力的线性拟合方程分别为:P(MPa)=69.652 65.(Δνp)single,T=23℃+105.806 93,0(Δpν)single(cm-1)≤23;P(MPa)=77.974 04.(Δpν)2 960,T=23℃+95.390 5,0(Δνp)2 960(cm-1)≤21;P(MPa)=126.956 39.(Δpν)2 863,T=23℃-110.648 09,0(Δpν)2 863(cm-1)≤13。正戊醇的C—H伸缩振动单峰拟合的波数随压力的变化关系为(sνingle/P)T=(14±1)cm-1,适合用来标定体系压力。在压力为1.75 GPa时,正戊醇的拉曼谱峰有明显跳跃,同时镜下观察到其液-固相转变。液-固相转变过程中的摩尔体积变化为ΔVm=1.84×10-6m3.mol-1。     

高压下碳纳米管的X射线衍射研究

 用同步辐射原位高压能散X射线衍射技术,对碳纳米管进行了结构和物性的研究,压力达50.7 GPa。在室温常压下,碳纳米管的结构和石墨的hcp结构相似,其(002)衍射线的面间距为d₀₀₂=0.340 4 nm,(100)衍射线的面间距为d₁₀₀=0.211 6 nm。从高压X射线衍射实验看到,当压力升到8 GPa以上时,(002)线变宽变弱,碳纳米管部分非晶化。而当压力从10 GPa或20 GPa卸压至零时,(002)线部分恢复。但当压力升高至最高压力50.7 GPa时,碳纳米管完全非晶化,而且这个非晶化相变是不可逆的。用Birch-Murnaghan方程拟合实验数据,得到体弹模量为K₀=(54.3±3.2)GPa（当K′₀=4.0时）。